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|[[Kabir Suman]] |
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|Dr. [[Periyar Dasan|Abdullah (Periyar Dasan)]] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|Professor, scholar, eminent speaker, psychologist, activist, national award winning film's actor from Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Periyardasan takes final bow after multiple roles|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/aug/20/Periyardasan-takes-final-bow-after-multiple-roles-508445.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He propagated atheism and rationalist ideologies for most part of his life, and later converted to Islam.<ref name=":0" /> |
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|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Periyar Dasan|date=2021-04-02|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Periyar_Dasan&oldid=1015683397|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Harilal Gandhi|Abdulla Gandhi (Harilal Gandhi)]] |
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|[[Delhi]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Indian independence movement freedom fighter, who was the eldest son of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] and [[Kasturba Gandhi]] |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Harilal Gandhi|date=2021-03-31|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harilal_Gandhi&oldid=1015267052|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja|Abdul Haliq (Yuvan Shankar Raja)]] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter from [[Tamil Nadu]], India |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebrities-who-converted-to-Islam/photostory/40180874.cms|title=Celebrities who converted to Islam}}</ref> |
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|[[Ali Mech]] |
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|[[Assam]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|13th century tribal chief of present-day [[Assam]] belonging to [[Bodo-Kachari people|Boro-Kachari]] sub tribe called Mech. The first Muslim convert in [[Assam]] and the founding father of the Indigenous Desi Muslims of Assam. Hundreds of Mech inhabitants converted to Islam due to growing oppression in the hands of landlord with caste, customs and traditions. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Ali Mech|date=2021-03-31|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ali_Mech&oldid=1015180580|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.ipedr.com/vol48/006-CHHSS2012-A00022.pdf Advent of Islam in Bengal: An Epigraphic Approach]'' by Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Are The Muslims Of Assam?|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/who-are-the-muslims-of-assam/296831|access-date=2021-04-21|website=https://www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Saikia|first=Arunabh|title='We don't want to be identified on the basis of our religion,' say Assam's indigenous Desi Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/864299/we-dont-want-to-be-identified-in-the-name-of-our-religion-say-assams-indigenous-desi-muslims|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[A. R. Rahman|Allahrakha Rahman (A.S. Dileep Kumar)]] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Internationally acclaimed and popular award winning film composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter who embraced [[Islam]] along with his family. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=A. R. Rahman|date=2021-04-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._R._Rahman&oldid=1018841363|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Baba Shadi Shaheed|Baba Shadi Shaheed (Maharaja Dharam Chand Chib)]] |
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|[[Kashmir]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|[[Sufi]] saint, was Governor of [[Kashmir]] with the title of Shadab Khan and also has served as governor of [[Kandahar]] during [[Akbar]]'s reign. |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|last1=Hastings|first1=James|last2=Selbie|first2=John Alexander|last3=Gray|first3=Louis Herbert|year=1961}}</ref> |
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|[[Baba Ratan Hindi]] |
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|[[Punjab]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|From [[Bathinda]] in [[Punjab, India]], his full name was Ratan Nath. He was a trader who used to take goods from India to Arabia. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=uVXrAAAAMAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc3dbzm5nwAhUayjgGHdEEBWwQ6AEwBnoECAcQAg|title=Islamic Studies|date=2001|publisher=Islamic Research Institute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=_q8BAAAAMAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc3dbzm5nwAhUayjgGHdEEBWwQ6AEwBHoECAAQAg|title=Studies in the Foreign Relations of India, from the Earliest Times to 1947: Prof. H. K. Sherwani Felicitation Volume|date=1975|publisher=State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh : copies can be had from the Director of Print. and Stationery|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Basham|first=A. L.|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=rfIvAQAAIAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTkZ6inJnwAhX2yjgGHZBsAGI4ChDoATAAegQIABAC|title=A Cultural History of India|date=1997|publisher=OUP India|isbn=978-0-19-563921-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Dhoondia Wao|Malik Jahan Khan (Dhoondia Wao)]] |
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|[[Karnataka]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=271&pg=PA105|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|year=2005|isbn=9788187879572}}</ref> |
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|[[Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi|Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi or Ziaur Rahman Azmi (Banke Lal)]] |
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|[[Uttar Pradesh]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Muslim author, scholar, and professor and who served as Dean of Department of Hadith at [[Islamic University of Madinah]]. Was born into a Brahmin family as Banke Lal. At age 16, he is converted to [[Islam in India|Islam]]. For his honorary contribution, he was awarded with [[Saudi Arabian Citizenship|Saudi Arabian citizenship]] which is rare. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=The Cognate News|date=2020-07-30|title=Renowned Hadith Scholar & Muslim Convert From Hinduism Shaykh Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi Passes Away In Madinah|url=https://thecognate.com/renowned-hadith-scholar-muslim-convert-from-hinduism-shaykh-dhiya-ur-rahman-azmi-passes-away-in-madinah/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Cognate|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi|date=2021-04-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhiya_Ur-Rahman_Azmi&oldid=1018858296|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> |
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|[[Dogra Muslims]] |
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|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|They are [[Muslim]] converts from the larger [[Hindu]] [[Dogra]] community. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Dogra Muslims|date=2021-04-28|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dogra_Muslims&oldid=1020294837|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref> |
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|[[Hadiya case|Hadiya (Akhila Ashokan)]] |
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|[[Kerala]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Homeopathy student whose conversion to [[Islam]] became national topic for years with [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]], [[Supreme Court of India]] and [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] to investigate on her conversion and marriage. She stated it was her own will and embraced [[Islam]], with no external force. Her husband Shafin Jahan wanted her to be released from un-official detaining of Hadiya by her parents. On March 2018, Hadiya's annulled marriage was restored by the Supreme Court to reunite with Shafin Jahan. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Hadiya case|date=2021-04-17|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hadiya_case&oldid=1018291256|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Scroll|title=Kerala conversion case: Hadiya says she is happy with SC order allowing her to finish her education|url=https://scroll.in/latest/859550/kerala-conversion-case-hadiya-says-she-is-happy-with-sc-order-allowing-her-to-finish-her-education|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 28|first1=PTI / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=23:06|title=Hadiya Love jihad case: Hadiya to continue studies as Akhila Ashokan in Salem college, wants to meet her husband {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hadiya-to-continue-studies-as-akhila-ashokan-in-salem-college-wants-to-meet-her-husband/articleshow/61838172.cms|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Kabir Suman|Kabir Suman (Suman Chattopadhyay)]] |
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|[[Odisha]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu Brahmin who converted |
|Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu Brahmin who converted |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/supplementary/%E2%80%98i-followed-my-heart%E2%80%99-807 |title=I followed my heart |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102064154/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/supplementary/%E2%80%98i-followed-my-heart%E2%80%99-807 |archivedate=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> |
|<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/supplementary/%E2%80%98i-followed-my-heart%E2%80%99-807 |title=I followed my heart |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102064154/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/supplementary/%E2%80%98i-followed-my-heart%E2%80%99-807 |archivedate=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> |
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|Kamal C Najmal (Kamal C Chavara) |
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|[[Kerala]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Popular Malayalam writer embraced Islam in solidarity with Najmal Babu (TN Joy) who converted as a revolutionary act struggling against casteism |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=JNU|first=SIO|date=2018-10-09|title=Denying The 'Final Wish': The 'Secular' State And Conversion To Islam|url=https://thecompanion.in/denying-the-final-wish-the-secular-state-and-conversion-to-islam/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Companion|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 4|first1=Gladwin EmmanuelGladwin Emmanuel / Updated|last2=2018|last3=Ist|first3=18:00|title=Malayalam writer Kamal C Chavara embraces Islam to protest against ex-naxal leader Najmal Babu's cremation|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/malayalam-writer-kamal-c-chavara-embraces-islam-to-protest-against-ex-naxal-leader-najmal-babus-cremation/articleshow/66072441.cms|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=safoora|date=2018-10-05|title=Malayalam writer embraces Islam to protest against ex-naxal leader cremation|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/malayalam-writer-embraces-islam-protest-against-ex-naxal-leader-cremation-1416498/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Siasat Daily - Archive|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[Kamal Dasgupta]] |
|[[Kamal Dasgupta]] |
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|[[Bengali people|Bengali]] Singer, converted and married another maestro, [[Firoza Begum (singer)|Firoza Begum]]. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. |
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|[[Narail District|Narail]] |
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|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}} |
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|Bengali singer, converted and married another maestro, [[Firoza Begum (singer)|Firoza Begum]]. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shafin memorizes his father|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/62080/Shafin-memorizes-his-father|publisher=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]]|accessdate=14 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=GHOSH|first1=BISHWANATH|title=LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA|date=29 October 2014|publisher=Westland|isbn=9789384030605|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4obBQAAQBAJ&q=Kamal+Dasgupta+converted+to+islam&pg=PT140|accessdate=16 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife|url=http://archive.siasat.com/news/other-side-love-jihad-list-renowned-hindus-who-had-muslim-wife-854909/|publisher=The Siasat Daily|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shafin memorizes his father|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/62080/Shafin-memorizes-his-father|publisher=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]]|accessdate=14 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=GHOSH|first1=BISHWANATH|title=LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA|date=29 October 2014|publisher=Westland|isbn=9789384030605|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4obBQAAQBAJ&q=Kamal+Dasgupta+converted+to+islam&pg=PT140|accessdate=16 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife|url=http://archive.siasat.com/news/other-side-love-jihad-list-renowned-hindus-who-had-muslim-wife-854909/|publisher=The Siasat Daily|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref> |
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|[[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]] |
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|[[Jai (actor)|Jai Sampath]] |
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|Son of [[Raja Ganesha]]; introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&pg=PA320|title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia|author=N. Hanif|year=2000|page=320|isbn=9788176250870}}</ref> |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Film actor from [[Tamil Nadu]], India |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Jai (actor)|date=2021-04-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jai_(actor)&oldid=1018847872|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] |
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|[[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah|Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah (Jadu)]] |
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|Indian musician |
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|[[Dinajpur District|Dinajpur]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebrities-who-converted-to-Islam/photostory/40180874.cms|title=Celebrities who converted to Islam}}</ref> |
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|15th-century [[Sultan of Bengal]]. Son of [[Raja Ganesha]]. Introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion. |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&pg=PA320|title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia|author=N. Hanif|year=2000|page=320|isbn=9788176250870}}</ref><ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah|author=Taher, MA}}</ref> |
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|[[Baba Shadi Shaheed]] |
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|[[Jinnah family|Jinnah family (Lohanas)]] |
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|[[Sufi]] saint |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|last1=Hastings|first1=James|last2=Selbie|first2=John Alexander|last3=Gray|first3=Louis Herbert|year=1961}}</ref> |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|[[Jinnah family|Muhammad Ali Jinnah's family]] were Lohana businessmen from Gujarat. Choosing fish trade, caused them to be ex-communicated from orthodox groups and then had to convert to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Jinnah family|date=2021-04-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jinnah_family&oldid=1018843047|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A closed fist worth millions - Why Jagdishbhai is precious to Narendrabhai|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/a-closed-fist-worth-millions-why-jagdishbhai-is-precious-to-narendrabhai/cid/173173|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> |
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|[[Malik Maqbul]] |
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|[[Kalapahad|Kalapahad (Rajiblochon Ray)]] |
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|Formerly known as Yugandhar |
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|[[West Bengal]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGSKTttoa3IC&pg=PA88|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval India|author=Iqtidar Alam Khan|date=25 April 2008|page=88|isbn=9780810864016}}</ref> |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Military commander for the [[Bengal Sultanate]]. Converted to Islam and married Gulnaz, the daughter of Sultan [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]]. |
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|<ref>{{cite book|author=Mahendra Narayan Behera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BftYCzpZevQC&pg=PA146|title=Brownstudy on Heathenland: A Book on Indology|publisher=University Press of America|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7618-2652-1|pages=146–147}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Donaldson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJBNAAAAYAAJ|title=Konark|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-19-567591-7|pages=16–26}}</ref><ref name="ASICon">{{cite web|title=Konarak, Conservation|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_konark_conservation.asp|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref> |
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|[[Kamala Surayya|Kamala Surayya (Kamala Das)]] |
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|[[Kerala]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/writer-kamala-das-kicks-up-a-storm-with-her-remarks-on-lord-krishna-conversion-to-islam/1/254424.html|title=Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam}}</ref> |
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|[[Qaimkhani|Kayam Khan (Karam Chand)]] |
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|[[Rajasthan]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Karam Chand was son of Mote Rao Chauhan, a Hindu ruler of Daderva state in [[Churu district|Churu]] district. He met [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] and got Islamic training from Sayyed Nasir after embracing [[Islam]], changing his name to Kayam Khan. The descendants of Kayam Khan are known as Kayam Khani. By time, the descendants of his brothers, who embraced Islam (Jainand Khan and Jahardi Khan) were also included in the fold of Kayam Khani community. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=K. S.|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Karam+Chand+Kayam+Khan&source=bl&ots=VAhGdkF5j0&sig=ACfU3U3gulVjglZX2OORrBUYIc9xZFWpEQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-p9K79ZjwAhVczzgGHRjeCD8Q6AEwEXoECBIQAw#v=onepage&q=Karam%20Chand%20Kayam%20Khan&f=false|title=Rajasthan|date=1998|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-769-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hooja|first=Rima|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&q=Karam+Chand+%22Kayam+Khan%22&dq=Karam+Chand+%22Kayam+Khan%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo5vWc-pjwAhUAumMGHZoLDEYQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg|title=A History of Rajasthan|date=2006|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=978-81-291-0890-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Kuralarasan]] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Actor and film composer who works in Tamil-language films. He stated that out of his own will being attracted to the principles of [[Islam]] had embraced it. He requested to keep his father [[T. Rajendar|T. Rajender]] and brother [[Silambarasan]] away from [[Social media|social-media]] [[Religious hatred|religious hate]] [[trolling]] on his religious conversion. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|title=ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர் விட்ட சிம்பு! இஸ்லாத்துக்கு மாறியது என் விருப்பம் என குறளரசன் விளக்கம்!|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/kuralarasan-about-convert-muslim-why-pn29i5|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Kuralarasan|date=2021-04-22|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuralarasan&oldid=1019213466|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref> |
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|[[Monica (actress)|M. G. Raheema (Rekha Maruthiraj aka Monica)]] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|[[Monica (actress)|Monica]] a popular actress in Tamil films announced exit from film industry and embraced [[Islam]] with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother). She is later engaged with Islamic lectures in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sameer|date=2015-10-19|title=Tamil actress Monika converts to Islam and quits cinema|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/tamil-actress-monika-converts-islam-and-quits-cinema-854472/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=The Siasat Daily - Archive|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=jafrianews.com is for sale|url=https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=jafrianews.com|access-date=2021-04-25|website=HugeDomains|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Malik Kafur]] |
|[[Malik Kafur]] |
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|[[Gujarat]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Commander of [[Alauddin Khalji]], born as Hindu [[eunuch]] slave |
|Commander of [[Alauddin Khalji]], born as Hindu [[eunuch]] slave |
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|<ref>http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html</ref> |
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|[[Steven Vikash Chand]] |
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|[[Malik Maqbul|Malik Maqbul Tilangani (Nagaya Ganna)]] |
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|Arrested in the [[2006 Toronto terrorism arrests]] |
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|[[Telangana]] |
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|<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article829340.ece A convert who wanted to spread the faith] The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006</ref> |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Commander in the Kakatiya Empire, who became the Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGSKTttoa3IC&pg=PA88|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval India|author=Iqtidar Alam Khan|date=25 April 2008|page=88|isbn=9780810864016}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Malik Maqbul Tilangani|date=2020-10-12|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malik_Maqbul_Tilangani&oldid=983104997|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Malikussaleh]] |
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|[[Mazumdars of Sylhet|Mazumdar family]] |
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|Originally Mara Silu; changed his name to Malikussaleh after his conversion |
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|[[Sylhet]] |
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|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}} |
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|The founder of the family, Sarbananda of Barsala, converted to Islam and became a minister for the [[Sultan of Bengal]]. He changed his name to Sarwar, and was later granted the title of [[Khan (title)|Khan]]. |
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|<ref name="purbangsho">{{cite book|last=Choudhury|first=Achyut Charan|author-link=Achyut Charan Choudhury|title=Srihatter Itibritta: Purbangsho|year=2000|orig-year=1910|publisher=Kotha|location=Kolkata|language=Bangla|url= https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/পাতা:শ্রীহট্টের_ইতিবৃত্ত_-_পূর্বাংশ.pdf/৩১৮|page=294}}</ref> |
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|[[Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary)|Moulai Abdullah (Baalam Nath)]] |
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|[[Gujarat]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Baalam Nath, one of the two travelers who met [[Al-Mustansir Billah]] of Cairo were so impressed that embraced Islam and came back to India to preach Islam by 1073.C.E. |
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|<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Sayeed|first=Ahmed|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=8MknEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=Baalam+Nath&source=bl&ots=Pir8EpdxxP&sig=ACfU3U1ZR8Gd1IQ7qWgeS2QmejMfnE1TGg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidpdmlzpjwAhUVxzgGHYhPC6IQ6AEwE3oECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=Baalam%20Nath&f=false|title=Burning Endurance|publisher=Sankalp Publication|isbn=978-93-90636-83-9|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=The Early Indian Islamic Missionaries|url=https://today.salamweb.com/the-early-indian-islamic-missionaries-and-what-you-should-know-about-them/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=SalamWebToday|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[Muhammad Iqbal|Muhammad Iqbal's family]] |
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|[[Kashmir]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|[[Muhammad Iqbal]]'s family was [[Kashmiri Pandit|Kashmiri Brahmin Pandit]] (of the [[Sapru]] clan) that converted to Islam |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chitkara|first=M. G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCzd9tEkPsoC&pg=PA64|title=Converts Do Not Make a Nation|date=1998|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7024-982-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Explained: Allama Iqbal and his role in the creation of Pakistan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/who-was-allama-iqbal-and-what-was-his-role-in-the-creation-of-pakistan-6080521/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Muhammad Zamri Vinoth Kalimuthu |
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|[[Negeri Sembilan]] |
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|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}} |
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|Well known Malaysian preacher of [[Islam]] who can speak in [[English language|English]], [[Malay language|Malay]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language. Was in news for controversies related to comparative religious talks after his conversion to [[Islam]]. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tee|first=Kenneth|title=Hindu NGO urges AGC to reconsider decision not to press charges against Zamri Vinoth {{!}} Malay Mail|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/09/09/hindu-ngo-urges-agc-to-reconsider-decision-not-to-press-charges-against-zam/1788877|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.malaymail.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hindu NGO urges AGC to reconsider decision not to press charges against Zamri Vinoth|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/hindu-ngo-urges-agc-reconsider-104712506.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=malaysia.news.yahoo.com|language=en-MY}}</ref> |
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|[[Murshid Quli Khan|Murshid Quli Khan aka Mohammad Hadi (Surya Narayan Mishra)]] |
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|[[West Bengal]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Surya Narayan Mishra, born in [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] <abbr>c.</abbr> 1670 who later came to know as Mohammad Hadi (Murshid Quli Khan) was the first [[Nawab of Bengal]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Haque|first=Muhammad Nurul|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=7K5AAAAAMAAJ&q=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&dq=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRlaTzmpnwAhXNwjgGHfKiAdQ4ChDoATADegQIBRAC|title=Arab Relations with Bangladesh: From the Earliest Period Down 656 AH, 1258 AC|date=2001|publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh|isbn=978-984-06-9027-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Mālākāra|first=Kālīpada|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=9P4ZAAAAMAAJ&q=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&dq=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRlaTzmpnwAhXNwjgGHfKiAdQ4ChDoATAFegQIAxAC|title=Inter-communities Relations Through Castes, Rituals & Marriages|date=1979|publisher=Malakar|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Muslim Dabgar]] |
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|[[Uttar Pradesh]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|They are also known as Dalgar and are converts to [[Islam]] from the [[Hindu]] [[Dabgar]] [[caste]]. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Muslim Dabgar|date=2021-04-28|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muslim_Dabgar&oldid=1020295819|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref> |
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|[[Raja Nahar Khan|Nahar Khan aka Bahadur Nahar Khanzada (Kunwar Sonpar Lal aka Nahar Singh)]] |
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|[[Rajasthan]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Kunwar Sonpar Lal (aka Nahar Singh) was son of [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yaduvanshi Rajput]] Raja Lakhan Pal of [[Kotla, Nuh|Kotla]] Fort. He was the ruler of [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Mewat]] and the progenitor of [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Khanzada Rajput]] tribe. He converted to Islam during the era of [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] in 1355, changing his name to Nahar Khan. His brother Kunwar Samar Pal also embraced Islam and changed his name to Chaju Khan. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mayaram|first=Shail|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=Yi6QpFCZBy8C&pg=PA26&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32LSKh5nwAhUpwTgGHTY6BpYQ6AEwA3oECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=Nahar%20Khan%20Islam%20Tughlaq&f=false|title=Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins|date=2003|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-12730-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=5CYxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT244&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32LSKh5nwAhUpwTgGHTY6BpYQ6AEwCHoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=Nahar%20Khan%20Islam%20Tughlaq&f=false|title=Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-55824-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ahmad|first=Aijazuddin|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=YRZHAQAAIAAJ&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Nahar+Khan+brother|title=Social Structure and Regional Development: A Social Geography Perspective : Essays in Honour of Professor Moonis Raza|date=1993|publisher=Rawat Publications|isbn=978-81-7033-182-7|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Najmal Babu (TN Joy) |
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|[[Kerala]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Former [[Naxalite]] leader and social activist of [[Kerala]], who embraced Islam claiming it as a struggle against [[casteism]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 14|first1=TNN /|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=01:13|title=Former Naxal leader and activist embraces Islam {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/former-naxal-leader-and-activist-embraces-islam/articleshow/46913102.cms|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-03|title=Kerala's Former Naxal Leader Najmal Passes Away at 72|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/keralas-former-naxalite-leader-najmal-passes-away-at-72-1896597.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 14|first1=TNN /|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=01:13|title=Former Naxal leader and activist embraces Islam {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/former-naxal-leader-and-activist-embraces-islam/articleshow/46913102.cms|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[https://in.linkedin.com/in/ravichandran-bathran-59264475 Raees Mohammed (Ravichandran Bathran)] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Founder of [[Dalit Camera]] that focuses on [[Dalit]], [[Adivasi]] and Bahujan people and other minorities living in India. He stated that [[Islam]] is the only religion that could annihilate caste system based on his research heeding to the advice of [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] and [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy|Periyar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohammed|first=Raees|date=2020-02-05|title=Why I converted to Islam and buried my Hindu identity: Dalit Camera founder|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/why-i-converted-to-islam-and-buried-my-hindu-identity-dalit-camera-founder/359849/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohammed|first=Raees|date=2020-02-05|title=Why I converted to Islam and buried my Hindu identity: Dalit Camera founder|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/why-i-converted-to-islam-and-buried-my-hindu-identity-dalit-camera-founder/359849/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[Muhammad Shah of Malacca|Sultan Muhammad Shah (Seri Maharaja)]] |
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|[[Malacca]] |
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|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}} |
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|Popularly known as Raja Tengah or Radin Tengah. At first he took the title Seri Maharaja, but then he converted to Islam. |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Muhammad Shah of Malacca|date=2020-04-24|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Shah_of_Malacca&oldid=952893339|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Malikussaleh|Malikussaleh (Merah Silu)]] |
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|[[Aceh]] |
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|{{Country|IDN|name=Indonesia}} |
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|An [[Acehnese people|Acehnese]] who established the first Muslim state of [[Samudera Pasai]] in the year 1267. King Mara Silu converted to Islam, gave himself an [[Ayyubid]] name of [[As-Salih Ayyub|al-Malik al-Ṣālih]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Malikussaleh|date=2020-12-21|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malikussaleh&oldid=995478231|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|title=Perlak Sultanate|access-date=2015-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120235216/http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|archive-date=2017-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{citation|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|title=Perlak Sultanate|access-date=2015-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120235216/http://melayuonline.com/eng/history/dig/371/perlak-sultanate|archive-date=2017-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|[[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]] |
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|[[Sadeq Ali|Sadeq Ali (Shree Gour Kishore Sen]]) |
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|Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah |
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|[[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|title=Beyond the Monsoon|author=Douglas Bullis|access-date=2015-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007000513/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|archive-date=2012-10-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}} |
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|A prominent [[Dobhashi]] writer, poet and district judge from 19th century [[Bengal]] |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Sadeq Ali|date=2021-04-06|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sadeq_Ali&oldid=1016392418|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion |
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|[[Bali]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=271&pg=PA105|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|year=2005|isbn=9788187879572}}</ref> |
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|Raised in Bali embraced Islam when moved to Jakarta. Former news presenter of [[Metro TV (Indonesia)|Metro TV]] named as Best News Presenter in 2001 and 2003, and Best Current Affairs Presenter in the 2005 [[Asian Television Awards]] respectively. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-29|title=Sandrina Malakiano, dengan Islam Jadi Lebih Sabar dan Ikhlas|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/dunia-islam/mualaf/09/10/29/85658-sandrina-malakiano-dengan-islam-jadi-lebih-sabar-dan-ikhlas|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Republika Online|language=id}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Sandrina Malakiano|date=2021-04-02|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandrina_Malakiano&oldid=1015600402|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Kamala Surayya|Kamala Das]] |
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|Sulaiman Khan (Kalidas Gazdani) |
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|Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer |
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|[[West Bengal]] |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/writer-kamala-das-kicks-up-a-storm-with-her-remarks-on-lord-krishna-conversion-to-islam/1/254424.html|title=Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam}}</ref> |
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|Kalidas Gazdani was from [[Rajput]] community of the [[Bais (Rajput clan)|Bais]] clan. He embraced Islam and took new name Sulaiman Khan. Claims, say he did so after an argument with a learned Muslim head. His son is the [[Isa Khan]], a [[Muslim Rajputs|Muslim Rajput]] chieftain who led the [[Bhuyan chieftains|Baro Bhuiyans]] (twelve landlords) and a [[Zamindar]] of the [[Bhati (region)|Bhati region]] in 16th-century [[Bengal]]. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=M_BtAAAAMAAJ&q=Kalidas+Gazdani&dq=Kalidas+Gazdani&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKoLTuiJnwAhXazjgGHXggBGkQ6AEwBnoECAcQAg|title=Sylhet: History and Heritage|date=1999|publisher=Bangladesh Itihas Samiti|isbn=978-984-31-0478-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Roy|first=Atul Chandra|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=AacsAAAAMAAJ&q=Kalidas+Gazdani&dq=Kalidas+Gazdani&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKoLTuiJnwAhXazjgGHXggBGkQ6AEwCXoECAIQAg|title=History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526-1765 A.D.|date=1968|publisher=Nababharat Publishers|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Parameswara (sultan)|Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah (Parameswara)]] |
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|[[Singapore]] |
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|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}} |
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|The [[Sultan]] of [[Malacca Sultanate|Malacca]] from 1414–1424 who was born as Parameshwara |
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|<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|title=Beyond the Monsoon|author=Douglas Bullis|access-date=2015-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007000513/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|archive-date=2012-10-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Megat Iskandar Shah of Malacca|date=2020-08-19|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Megat_Iskandar_Shah_of_Malacca&oldid=973839765|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Sultan Mudzafar Shah I|Sultan Mudzaffar Shah I (Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja)]] |
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|[[Kedah]] |
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|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}} |
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|Legendary king, said to be the first [[Sultan of Kedah]], according to [[Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa]]. He was the last Hindu [[king of Kedah]], styled ''Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja'' before his accession. After his conversion to [[Islam]], he later became the founder of the [[Kedah Sultanate]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Mudzaffar Shah I of Kedah|date=2020-11-18|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mudzaffar_Shah_I_of_Kedah&oldid=989419746|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Citation|title=Mudzaffar Shah I of Kedah|date=2020-11-18|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mudzaffar_Shah_I_of_Kedah&oldid=989419746|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Syedi Nuruddin|Syedi Nuruddin (Roop Nath)]] |
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|[[Gujarat]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Roop Nath, one of the two travelers who met [[Al-Mustansir Billah]] of Cairo were so impressed that embraced Islam and came back to India to preach Islam by 1073.C.E. |
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|[[Tansen|Tan Sen (Ramtanu Pandey)]] |
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|[[Madhya Pradesh]] |
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|{{Country|IND|name=India}} |
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|Prominent figure of [[Hindustani classical music]], who embraced Islam, settled down in [[Fatehpur Sikri]] and had married daughter of [[Akbar]]. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dhar|first=Sunita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZbgHAQAAMAAJ|title=Senia Gharana, Its Contribution to Indian Classical Music|date=1989|publisher=Reliance Publishing House|isbn=978-81-85047-49-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ring of Tansen in house unearthed at Sikri - Akbar jewel out of dark?|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ring-of-tansen-in-house-unearthed-at-sikri-akbar-jewel-out-of-dark/cid/832130|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> |
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|[https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/12726-tm-umar-farook/ T. M. Umar Farooq (T. M. Mani)] |
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|[[Tamil Nadu]] |
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|Popular [[Dalit]] leader in [[Tamil Nadu]], T. M. Mani, accepted [[Islam]] after 52 years of [[Dalit]] activism.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TwoCircles.net|date=2010-04-17|title=Dalit leader accepts Islam, pens a book|url=http://twocircles.net/2010apr16/dalit_leader_accepts_islam_pens_book.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=TwoCircles.net|language=en-US}}</ref> He was known for his activism against [[casteism]] and caste atrocities. He was the founder of Blue Panthers Party (Neela Puligal Iyakkam).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-18|title=300 artistes in Tamil Nadu launch petition to support director Pa Ranjith|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/300-artistes-tamil-nadu-launch-petition-support-director-pa-ranjith-103826|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|last=TwoCircles.net|date=2010-04-17|title=Dalit leader accepts Islam, pens a book|url=http://twocircles.net/2010apr16/dalit_leader_accepts_islam_pens_book.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=TwoCircles.net|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TN Dalit leader felicitated|url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/12-special-reports/6740-tn-dalit-leader-felicitated/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-12|title=ராஜராஜ சோழன் விவகாரம்: திருப்பனந்தாள் பகுதியில் போலிஸ் குவிப்பு; பரபரப்பாகும் தமிழகம்..|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/raja-raja-chozhan-issue-and-protest|access-date=2021-04-20|website=nakkheeran|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=செந்தமிழ் நாட்டு சேரிகள் - டி.எம்.மணி நீல புலிகள் இயக்கம்|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/15257427/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A8-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Scribd|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Iraamathevar|Yakoob (Iraamathevar)]] |
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|Iramathevar, a [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] [[Siddhar]] embraced [[Islam]] and changed his name as Yakoob. His contribution in [[Tamil Muslim]] literature is called by 'Yakoob Siddhar Paadal'. |
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|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Uvais|first=Ma Mukammatu|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=iXsOAAAAYAAJ&q=Tamil+embraced+Islam&dq=Tamil+embraced+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlq4SqlpnwAhWAzTgGHYspAZUQ6AEwAnoECAYQAg|title=Muslim Contribution to Tamil Literature|date=1990|publisher=Fifth International Islamic Tamil Literary Conference|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Uvais|first=Ma Mukammatu|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=qeAZAAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&dq=%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLjOqAnpnwAhVNyzgGHVCGA9kQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg|title=Isl−am vaḷartta Tami−l|date=1984|publisher=Ulakat Tami−l−ar−aycci Ni−ruva−nam|language=ta}}</ref> |
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|[[Maruthanayagam Pillai|Yusuf Khan (Maruthanayagam Pillai)]] |
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|Military commander, proclaimed independent ruler of Madurai and Tirunelveli, [[Tamil Nadu]], India |
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This is a list of some converts to Islam from Hinduism.
Name | Notes | Refs. |
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Kabir Suman | Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu Brahmin who converted | [1] |
Kamal Dasgupta | Bengali Singer, converted and married another maestro, Firoza Begum. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. | [2][3][4][5] |
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | Son of Raja Ganesha; introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion | [6] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja | Indian musician | [7] |
Baba Shadi Shaheed | Sufi saint | [8] |
Malik Maqbul | Formerly known as Yugandhar | [9] |
Malik Kafur | Commander of Alauddin Khalji, born as Hindu eunuch slave | [10] |
Steven Vikash Chand | Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests | [11] |
Malikussaleh | Originally Mara Silu; changed his name to Malikussaleh after his conversion | [12] |
Parameswara | Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah | [13] |
Dhoondia Wao | Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion | [14] |
Kamala Das | Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer | [15] |
See also
References
- ^ I followed my heart, Deccan Chronicle, archived from the original on January 2, 2011
- ^ "Shafin memorizes his father". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ GHOSH, BISHWANATH (29 October 2014). LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA. Westland. ISBN 9789384030605. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html
- ^ "Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ N. Hanif (2000), Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320, ISBN 9788176250870
- ^ Celebrities who converted to Islam
- ^ Hastings, James; Selbie, John Alexander; Gray, Louis Herbert (1961), Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
- ^ Iqtidar Alam Khan (25 April 2008), Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88, ISBN 9780810864016
- ^ http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html
- ^ A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
- ^ Perlak Sultanate, archived from the original on 2017-11-20, retrieved 2015-06-19
- ^ Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon, archived from the original on 2012-10-07, retrieved 2015-06-19
- ^ Mohibbul Hasan (2005), History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271, ISBN 9788187879572
- ^ Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam